Many people have mentioned that on Monday morning, the first thing they check is the Quote of the Week. Friends who don’t skate say that it is the only #content on the website that translates to them (wait the stuff about Kareem Campbell checking his pager isn’t #relevant to you?) The vast extended family of QS is what gives this website life. Even with all the laughs that happen on a given day, far too many them would end up being “you had to be there”-moments if we strained to recount them in written form. These are the ones that kinda sorta maybe hopefully translate.

We usually do these posts once every few years on the anniversary (September 12), but since this year was the ten, we had to run the retrospective video that day. Here they are for roughly mid-2013 to a week ago. Volume 1 is here and volume 2 here.

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“Sick, now there are babies crying. This is like eating in a hospital.” — Josh Velez on eating in Golden Krust

“I have a theory that Time Warner deliberately hires idiots to work their phones so you can’t negotiate with them.” — Bar Homie

“I learned more from Andre Page than I did from college.” — Will Carpio

“Yo ____, can I borrow $5?”
“I’m an illegal immigrant with no job. I’m the last person in this car you should be asking for money.”

“If you’re from San Diego and not on Sk8Mafia, you’re an asshole.” — Riza

“Maroon 5 has a hood pass.” — Ty Lyons

“You’re the first person to ever walk out of this building holding a book.” — Pookie to T-Bird regarding 21 Spring Street

White Girl Leaving Brunch in the West Village #1: “It’s insane. It’s just insane”White Girl Leaving Brunch in the West Village #2: “I’m not gonna lie, it’s insane.”White Girl Leaving Brunch in the West Village #3: “I know, it’s so insane.”

“I don’t really like candy, but I’m into desserts.” — Greg Huff

“Who would’ve thought there’d be a black American president before a black Skater of the Year?” — Guy Riza

Skate Nerd in his 30s: “Ishod’s appeal doesn’t span to me.”Skate Nerd in his 20s: “That’s because you don’t like any skaters under thirty.”Skate Nerd in his 30s: “I like Lenny Rivas.”

“I’ve been on your site before…there were too many words on it.” — A Girl

Beer Drinker #1: “What’s up with these Coors Lights?”Beer Drinker #2: “The ones on the right I just put in, the ones on the left are cold.”Beer Drinker #1: “You think I don’t know how to look at the blue strip, motherfucker?”

Observant Gentleman: “She looks way better in photos than in real life.”T-Bird: “Well, she was the hottest girl at Westway on New Year’s Eve…when I showed up at 5 A.M.”

“I met your ex’s new man the other night.”
“Yeah, he has a great backside tailslide.”

“I’m thinking of going to sleep but I also want to skate this bump-to-bar.” — Alexander Mosley

Store Runner: “You want anything from the store?”Kiki: “Yeah, can you get me an O.J?”Store Runner: “Sure, what brand?”Kiki: “You know, orange juice.”

“This is great. Y’all look like a rock band. Like Kings of Leon or some shit.” — Home Depot employee to group of caucasian skaters purchasing dozens of bags of concrete

Observant Gentleman: “I wish I was fat so I could skate pools well.”Alexander Mosley: “Fat people skate transition better, but there’s a lot you can do that they can’t. You’re not gonna see a fat person doing backside 180 nosegrinds.”

“I hope all of us get laid tonight, deadass.” — Sketch Sketch

“I have probably spent a million dollars on skateboarders in my life.” — Andre Page

“We wanted to send PLG [Pierre-Luc Gagnon] some Dime gear, and asked him what size he was. He goes, ‘I’ll take larges for skating, and mediums for the club.’” — Antoine Asselin

“Being loud and obnoxious doesn’t get you ahead in life. Most of the time, it sets you back. Actually, all of the time.” — Andre Page

“Yo, I heard a plate at Mr. Chow is like $600. That shit better feed me for the rest of my life.” — Matt Perez

Dylgr: “We should drive there.”Observant Gentleman: “It’s like a ten-minute walk and parking will be a nightmare.”Dylgr: “Yeah, but we can listen to the Rich Gang mixtape.”